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INFORMATION SERVICE AND STAFF ACTIVITIES 



In addition to the 15,414 requests for information received by mail 

 and telephone, inquiries made in person at the office numbered 1,444. 

 In all, 250 works of art were examined, 174 of this number submitted 

 at the office, 76 examined by the Director during field trips. 



Special catalogs were published for the following traveling exhibi- 

 tions: Contemporary Greek Painting, Prints by Mmiakata, Photo- 

 graphs by Robert Capa, Gandhara Sculpture, The Art of Seth East- 

 man, Old Master Drawmgs, Norwegian Tapestries, Greek Costumes 

 and Embroideries. A special catalog of Traveling Exliibitions for 

 1960-61 was also published. 



The Director lectured on the "Treasures in the Gellatly Collection," 

 "Pending Legislation Regarding Art," and "The Passion Story in 

 Washington Pictures." 



Mrs, Pope visited England and several European countries to con- 

 sult with government officials, museum directors, and collectors con- 

 cerning new displays for the Traveling Exhibition Service. 



Rowland Lyon served as juror for a number of art exhibitions. 



Nineteen paintings in oil on canvas from the permanent collections 

 were cleaned and revarnished, and 28 picture frames were repaired 

 and refinished with the assistance of Buildings Management Service. 

 New frames were constructed and finished for seventeen etchings. An 

 oil, Thomas Watt Gregory of Texas, was cleaned and revarnished 

 for the Department of Justice. 



Two oil paintings. The Three Trees by William Lathrop, and Fish- 

 ing Boats at Gloucester by John Henry Twachtman, were restored 

 by Walter Frobos, Athens Lumber Co., Athens, Ga. 



Francis Sullivan renovated three paintings. Self Portrait by Ben- 

 jamin West, Portrait Group by Frank W. Wilkin, and Top of the 

 Continent, Mt. McKinley, by Sychiey Laurence. 



The following paintings were relined and restored by Harold F. 

 Cross: My Children, by Abbott PI. Thayer; The Chiefs Canoe, by 

 Belmore Brown; James Pollard Espy, bj'^ Thomas Sully; Portrait of 

 Admiral S. F. DuPont, by Daniel Huntington; The Peacock, by 

 Abbott H. Thayer ; A Reading, by Thomas Dewing ; and Maine Coast, 

 by Paul Dougherty. 



SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 



Nine special exhibitions were held during the year : 



October 20 through November 11, 1959. The 22d Metropolitan Art Exhibition, 

 sponsored by the American Art League, consisting of 96 paintings and 21 sculp- 

 tures. A catalog was privately printed. 



December 12, 1959 through January 10, 19G0. Norwegian Tapestries, spon- 

 sored by the Ambassador of Norway and Mrs. Paul Koht, and circulated by 



